MID-WESTERN AMATEUR DRIVING ASSOCIATION

                                                2008

 

                                     Eligibility of Drivers

 

1.         Each participating driver must qualify as an “Amateur Driver.”  An “Amateur Driver” is one who has never accepted any valuable consideration by way of or in lieu of compensation for services as a Driver.  In addition, the Driver must not have driven more than 100 drives in 2007.

 

2.         All Amateur/Matinee (M) Drivers must be 12 years of age or older.

 

3.         Each Amateur Driver must be licensed as a “Driver” by the U.S.T.A. and by the State Racing Commission where required.

 

4.         The following U.S.T.A. Licenses will be acceptable:

 

“M” - Matinee                         “QF” - Qualifying Fair

“P” - Provisional                               “A” - Full

 

Note:  Horses cannot be nominated to the Series.  Only Drivers can be nominated.

 

 

                                                       Eligibility of Horses

 

Participants in the Mid-Western Amateur Driving Championship must race horses that fit the following conditions:

 

                                                               Horses-Eligibility

                                                             Pacers and Trotters

 

Three years old and up in 2008 that were non-winners of $20,000 in 2007 and non-winners of $6001 in the last six (6) starts.  Also eligible - claiming horses that have raced for a basic claiming price of not more than $8000 in each of their last three (3) STARTS.  Also eligible - horses with less than three (3) lifetime starts that would otherwise fit these conditions.

NOT ELIGIBLE:  Horses that have started for basic claiming price of $10,001 and higher in last three (3) starts.

 

                                It is the responsibility of the member to make certain

                                           that the horse entered fits the conditions.

 

                       Nominated Drivers need to obtain their own horse to drive.

                                  Horses do not need to be owned by the Driver.

Championship

Points:                        Drivers can participate in only one division of each leg of the Series.  Points will be awarded for participation in each division as follows:

 

1st Place - 50 points

2nd Place - 25 points

3rd Place - 15 points

4th Place - 12 points

5th Place - 8 points

6th Place and up - 5 points

 

The twenty (20) highest point winners will be eligible for the Series Championship Final.  In the event of a tie for 20th place, the Driver will be selected by lot.  The Series Championship Drivers will be determined by Eliminations.  With two single heat Eliminations, the top ten Drivers will be selected as follows:  Drivers finishing first, second, third, fourth and fifth in each Elimination will be eligible for the Amateur Championship Final.  In the event of a tie for fifth place the Driver with the highest point total will race in the final.  The sixth place finisher of each heat will have his sixth place points added to his Series total points.  The Driver having the highest point total will be selected as also eligible number one (AE-1) and the other Driver will be selected as also eligible number two (AE-2).  In the case of a tie for also eligibles, selection will be by lot.  Drivers selected as AE-1 and AE2 shall be allowed to enter in both Championship Final and Consolation Events.  If AE-1 and/or AE-2 are not selected for participation in the Championship Final Event, they will be included for selection to participate in the Consolation Event.

CONSOLATION EVENT:  Those Drivers finishing sixth through tenth in the Elimination Events will be eligible for participation in the Consolation Event.  Horses that race in the Eliminations, Consolation and Finals must have made at least two starts in the Series.  Drivers that race in the Eliminations, Consolation and Finals must have made at least two starts in the Series.  In the event that one or more of the twenty (20) highest point winner(s) do not meet this criteria, then selection of the highest point winner(s) shall be made from the twenty (20) highest point winners without regard for those deemed eligible.

 

Race

Conditions:               The Sponsors may cancel an event if less than four (4) eligible starters declare.  The number of starters on each half mile track event will be the number of horses that can score abreast on the first tier of the starting gate at each event location and with no more than two (2) trailers.  At all tracks larger than one-half mile the number of starters in each event will be no more than can score abreast on the first tier of the starting gate at each event location.  Amateur race events may be divided and raced in divisions and each division raced for an equal share of the total purse.  Race Sponsors may seed and handicap divisions.  (Series money winnings may be used to promote fairness in race events.)  Each Series event to be contested one dash at one mile, unless Sponsors determine otherwise.

 

Entries:                      Entries for Amateur events will be open to both Trotters and Pacers which meet eligibility requirements of the race.  Trotters and Pacers will race together.  In the event enough horses of each gait are entered and divisions are required, then horses will be seeded by gait when possible.

 

Disputes:                   In the case of any dispute as to the interpretation of the conditions, the decision of the Sponsors shall be final.

 

Rules:                        All events to be raced under the rules of the U.S.T.A. and the State Racing Commission where in effect at time of race.